Exquisite Antique Russian Fedoskino Mother of Pearl Painted Jewelry Box 19cent

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Exquisite Antique Russian Fedoskino Mother of Pearl Painted Jewelry Box 19cent :
$545.00

Gorgeous wooden hand painted with mother of pearl inlays large sewing or jewelry ( also known as merchant\'s stile) box, circa 19 century. Labeled on the back in Russian, retailed by : Moscow Trading house A.I.Abrikosovu brothers. Decorated with flowers,bird, mother of pearl inlaid and geometrical painted motifs.Most likely made by Fedoskino makers. Good antique condition.Size: 9.1/4\" X 9.1/4 X Similar Fedoskino type of work with combination mother of pearl and painting, please see Russian Internet magazine \"Nashe Nasledie\" \"Наше Наследие\" № 72, 2004 by Lyudmila Pirigova \"Russian Lacquers\" box #3 from the top or email me for wasn\'t name Abrikosov. He lived in the XVIII century in the village Chembarskogo Trinity County Penza province serf Stepan Nikolaev (1737-1812, Moscow) (in a modern - N.).This peasant regularly prepared for the master\'s table delicacy.He was particularly good in plum jam and apricot paste.His mistress, Anna Petrovna, cleverly reasoned that to hold such a master in the village is not practical, and when the farmer was asked to \"walk on rents in Moscow\", willingly let him go, even gave some money for the first time.Although the family of Stepan left to themselves.By the beginning of XIX century Stepan saved money enough to buy himself out of the fortress, to redeem his family and move all summer in 1804 to live in Moscow, where he who starts a confectioner, had his own small workshop and a steady clientele.Working family: Stepan himself, his wife, Thekla, daughter Daria, sons Ivan and Vasily. Catered soiree, official balls, wedding merchants.Especially able to please the abbot of the monastery of Novo-Spassky, who was so pleased Stepanovs apricot marmalade and candy that he even blessed their production icon.In 75 years, Stepan Nikolaev joined the merchants Semenovskoy village and even opened his own grocery store, getting \"the highest permission to open a trading house.\"In 1812, after the death of Stephen, the management of a family business was taken over by his eldest son - 22-year-old Ivan Stepanov (1792 - 1848, Moscow), the first of the dynasty, had received the names Abrikosov.The case grew, and the young merchant had to somehow determined name.By order of the police, already a famous pastry chef in Moscow, he received 27 October 1814, \"confectionery\" surname Abrikosov.True, the descendants have repeatedly tried to prove that the name is from the nickname Obrokosov, ie, \"who went on rents,\" but in the extant documents of the Moscow police said that his name was Ivan Stepanov is \"for trade in fruit,\" and before that he was \" Palkin considered. \"In 1820, a young merchant Abrikosov moved into the second guild in 1830 rescued from the village to the aid of his cousins.And in between these two events, February 20, 1824, had a son, Alex, who would later be called \"chocolate king of Russia.\"By the time the company Apricot brothers was already very strong.In the book of authorized capital Semenovskoy settlement Ivan Stepanovich Abrikosov year indicated a significant number - 8000 rubles, which gave the right of entry into the third merchant guild.In keeping with such a solid position he wanted to educate their children to give the most that on is solid, and so in 1834, identified the prestigious Alexis Practical Academy of Commercial Sciences. Son studied there less than four years.By early 1838 the financial affairs of the company Apricot deteriorated.Suddenly impoverished Ivan Stepanovich was not in a position not only to pay tuition son, but even just feed him.Also in 1838 he gave the 14-year-old Alexis in the service for five rubles a month in office Russianised German Ivan Bogdanovich Hoffmann, resellers sugar and other processed foods.Alex was a gofer. However, he quickly mastered the basics of accounting and moved to the accountants.In 1841, his father and uncle, Ivan Stepanovich and Vassily Stepanovich had to admit himself to be insolvent, and in late 1842 their property was sold for debts.At the same Alexei Ivanovich, who refused to debts of his father, and therefore the rights to the company, things were fine.By the mid-1840s he was the chief accountant\'s office, a favorite chef and proud organization.Earnings him so far away from the starting five rubles that it was even able to open in 1847, a small bakery firmochki for suffering endured by poor father.In the office, he found a Hoffman himself future wife - a young daughter of one of the firm\'s clients, cigarette manufacturer Aleksei Borisovich Musatov - Agrippina.In 1849, was a wedding.By the time Ivan Stepanovich still managed by his son bump \"sweet\" deal.But man is not eternal. Ivan and Vasily died one after the other - with a gap of a few months.And Alexei Ivanovich (25 years old) had to come to grips with a troublesome confectionery business, leaving the quiet office of the chief accountant.Now he has become the third Moscow merchant guilds and the main supplier of the future main competitor - Pastry Einem (now - the factory \"Red October\").In the factories of the city of Moscow for 1850 followed by the number of \"confectionery establishment in town.\"Work at a school used exclusively manual.The only non-human power was the horse on which he daily Alexey went to Marsh market to buy fresh fruit and vegetables.Anyone else of the 24 people working in the studio, so it important operation until the time did not trust.Along with the growth of production and the growing reputation of the future \"king of candy.\"By 1852, he became a fellow (public deputy) policeman elder third guild of merchants,a year later - the policeman in the house prefect of Moscow Ostrogradsky Society and a member of the Moscow branch of the Commercial Boardthree years later received from the governor-general of Moscow gold medal with the inscription \"For diligence\" - \"to be worn around the neck on Anna\'s belt.\"In 1861, Alexei Ivanovich, elect members of the Moscow Practical Academy of Commercial Sciences, the one that he never managed to finish.A year later, the finance minister gives him a second \"zauserdnuyu\" medal, this time on the tape of Vladimir.By the beginning of 1870 (he was about 46 years) it is a common vowel City Council, election of the Moscow Merchant Society.Cavalier with three gold medals \"For diligence\" (the latter - on the Alexander tape), a merchant of the first guild, founder of the Moscow Merchants Mutual Credit Society, holder of the Order of St. Stanislaus and St. Anne 3rd degreehereditary honorary citizen of the city,board member of the Moscow Discount Bank.Largest landlord (apartment buildings № 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and M. Uspensky Lane (now the crickets per.), Home to 5.6 B.Uspenskomu (now Potapov lane.), Houses and outbuildings in Lefortovo).In 1899, the firm apricot was awarded the title \"Supplier of the Court of His Imperial $15 S/H IN USA only.************** the sale! Thank you for